The Big Lebowski (1998)

Directors: Joel and Ethan Coen
Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Tara Reid, Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Sam Elliot, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Who can't relate to Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski? Played impeccably by Jeff Bridges, the carefree hero in the Coen brothers' oddball comedy wants nothing more than to lounge in his robe, contribute zilch to society, and shoot the shit with his bowling pals—he's a role model for slackers everywhere.

So when The Dude is thrust into a screwy batch of mistaken identities and criminal activities, he reluctantly abides, because, really, what else does he have to do? The filmmaking siblings, on the other hand, are in total, attentive control here, constructing an unpredictably silly noir unlike any other funny movie out there.